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Real Time In swing to a label
public class PlaySchoolClock {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new PlaySchoolClock();
}
public PlaySchoolClock() {
EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
try {
UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
} catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
} catch (InstantiationException ex) {
} catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
} catch (UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
}
JFrame frame = new JFrame("Test");
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
frame.add(new ClockPane());
frame.pack();
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.setVisible(true);
}
});
}
public class ClockPane extends JPanel {
private JLabel clock;
public ClockPane() {
setLayout(new BorderLayout());
clock = new JLabel();
clock.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);
clock.setFont(UIManager.getFont("Label.font").deriveFont(Font.BOLD, 48f));
tickTock();
add(clock);
Timer timer = new Timer(500, new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
tickTock();
}
});
timer.setRepeats(true);
timer.setCoalesce(true);
timer.setInitialDelay(0);
timer.start();
}
public void tickTock() {
clock.setText(DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(new Date()));
}
}
}
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